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Igor Cornelsen was born in Brazil in the late 1940s. Once he was able, Igor Cornelsen attended engineering school at the Federal University of Parana, the only engineering school at the time in that area. Within 2 years, Cornelsen was studying economics also at the Federal University of Parana.

Igor Cornelsen had no idea this decision would lead him down the path that it did. Once he graduated, he went on to work at an investment banking firm. At the time, the 1970s, it was common for engineers to go into this field due to the highly advanced math that was required of the job.

Igor was extremely successful at his work in the investment banking industry. He soon was offered an opportunity to work as an investment banker in Rio. Igor was soon promoted to board of directors and then CEO a couple of years later for Multibanco. He was promoted within Multibanco very quickly due to his success.

Once Multibanco was sold to Bank of America, Igor moved on to another investment bank called Unibanco. Unibanco was a very successful investment banking firm in Brazil. Cornelsen stayed working for Unibanco for quite some time, eventually taking a position at another investment bank called Libra Bank PLC.

Libra Bank PLC was also known as London Merchant Bank. Through them, Igor received his salary in US dollars which opened up new investment opportunities for himself. Igor also had a very successful time here, and ended up moving to Standard Chartered Merchant Bank with his colleagues from London Merchant Bank. Read more about Igor Cornelsen at ideamensch.com

Igor went right into being a member of the board of directors of Standard Chartered Merchant Bank, and was a representative of Brazil. After 7 successful years with their board, Cornelsen started his own investment firm, and has continued his success. He is very hands on with his own investment firm ensuring they are successful.